HC Deb 30 March 1999 vol 328 c641W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to allow students in further and higher education to pay(a) tuition fees and (b) maintenance from individual learning accounts that have been enhanced by the student's family or employer. [77881]

Mr. Mudie

Individual learning accounts will be available to all from April 2000. The Government incentives for individual learning accounts (including the £150 for the first million starter accounts) will be targeted on those in work, for whom no help is currently available. They will be able to use incentives to support a wide range of learning opportunities to improve skills and qualifications.